Former President Donald Trump will not be playing golf until after the presidential election because of security concerns, NBC News reported Friday, citing people close to his campaign and familiar with the situation.

Trump has not golfed since the second assassination attempt on his life Sept. 15 by Ryan Wesley Routh, 56, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump was told that federal agents could not ensure his safety to a degree that they were comfortable with if he were to play, NBC News reported.

Ronald Rowe Jr., the acting director of the Secret Service, told Trump he would need significant additional security given the proximity of some of his courses to public roads, The New York Times reported last month.

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